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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

19-4099 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

All life, physical, and social science technicians not listed separately.


National estimates for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Industry profile for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Geographic profile for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

National estimates for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
72,230 1.8 % $ 30.12 $ 62,640 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 17.62 $ 21.18 $ 28.05 $ 36.58 $ 48.34
Annual Wage (2) $ 36,650 $ 44,040 $ 58,350 $ 76,080 $ 100,550


Industry profile for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 17,900 0.58 $ 29.71 $ 61,800
Scientific Research and Development Services 13,910 1.51 $ 33.75 $ 70,200
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 5,740 0.27 $ 34.40 $ 71,540
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 2,940 0.18 $ 27.07 $ 56,310
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 2,580 0.75 $ 36.35 $ 75,610

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services 13,910 1.51 $ 33.75 $ 70,200
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 2,580 0.75 $ 36.35 $ 75,610
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 17,900 0.58 $ 29.71 $ 61,800
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) 5,740 0.27 $ 34.40 $ 71,540
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 890 0.21 $ 34.87 $ 72,530

Top paying industries for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Water, Sewage and Other Systems 40 0.06 $ 45.73 $ 95,120
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 30 0.01 $ 44.79 $ 93,160
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 460 0.02 $ 44.43 $ 92,420
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 50 0.02 $ 43.21 $ 89,890
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 40 0.04 $ 36.48 $ 75,880


Geographic profile for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 13,040 0.73 1.53 $ 35.43 $ 73,690
New York 8,280 0.88 1.85 $ 30.48 $ 63,410
Texas 5,590 0.41 0.87 $ 24.66 $ 51,300
Maryland 4,000 1.49 3.14 $ 34.41 $ 71,570
Florida 2,800 0.29 0.62 $ 24.47 $ 50,890


Map of location quotient of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 4,000 1.49 3.14 $ 34.41 $ 71,570
Hawaii 710 1.15 2.42 $ 26.75 $ 55,640
Louisiana 1,680 0.91 1.91 $ 23.44 $ 48,750
New York 8,280 0.88 1.85 $ 30.48 $ 63,410
Utah 1,380 0.82 1.73 $ 24.39 $ 50,740


Map of annual mean wages of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts (8) (8) (8) $ 39.80 $ 82,790
Alaska 230 0.74 1.56 $ 36.35 $ 75,610
California 13,040 0.73 1.53 $ 35.43 $ 73,690
New Hampshire 340 0.50 1.05 $ 35.27 $ 73,350
Washington 900 0.26 0.54 $ 35.14 $ 73,090



Map of employment of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,330 0.67 1.40 $ 31.75 $ 66,030
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,580 0.84 1.76 $ 37.81 $ 78,640
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,560 1.06 2.22 $ 41.42 $ 86,150
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,870 1.23 2.58 $ 34.94 $ 72,670
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,580 1.21 2.54 $ 29.65 $ 61,670
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,450 0.37 0.77 $ 25.34 $ 52,700
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,400 0.44 0.92 $ 26.43 $ 54,970
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,320 0.47 0.98 $ 35.47 $ 73,780
Salt Lake City, UT 1,110 1.38 2.90 $ 24.39 $ 50,740
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,090 0.39 0.81 $ 32.35 $ 67,290


Map of location quotient of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Corvallis, OR 170 4.51 9.49 $ 27.36 $ 56,910
College Station-Bryan, TX 470 3.63 7.64 $ 19.26 $ 40,060
Ithaca, NY 160 3.27 6.88 $ 26.08 $ 54,250
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 900 2.05 4.30 $ 27.04 $ 56,240
Grand Forks, ND-MN 90 1.87 3.93 $ 29.17 $ 60,680
Ames, IA 80 1.74 3.65 $ 28.26 $ 58,770
Portsmouth, NH-ME 140 1.56 3.27 $ 38.08 $ 79,200
Carbondale-Marion, IL 80 1.45 3.06 $ 15.67 $ 32,590
Spartanburg, SC 220 1.40 2.94 (8) (8)
Fairbanks, AK 50 1.39 2.93 $ 36.33 $ 75,560


Map of annual mean wages of life, physical, and social science technicians, all other by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oklahoma City, OK 280 0.42 0.89 $ 42.01 $ 87,370
Dalton, GA 70 1.13 2.37 $ 41.51 $ 86,330
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 2,560 1.06 2.22 $ 41.42 $ 86,150
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (8) (8) (8) $ 40.09 $ 83,390
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 710 0.62 1.30 $ 39.82 $ 82,820
Worcester, MA-CT (8) (8) (8) $ 38.53 $ 80,140
Portsmouth, NH-ME 140 1.56 3.27 $ 38.08 $ 79,200
Anchorage, AK 100 0.60 1.26 $ 38.07 $ 79,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,580 0.84 1.76 $ 37.81 $ 78,640
East Stroudsburg, PA 50 0.89 1.88 $ 37.22 $ 77,430

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 290 1.71 3.60 $ 30.37 $ 63,180
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 160 0.83 1.75 $ 29.10 $ 60,530
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 140 0.68 1.43 $ 19.87 $ 41,340
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 130 1.32 2.78 $ 24.47 $ 50,900
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 110 0.41 0.86 $ 22.74 $ 47,310

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 290 1.71 3.60 $ 30.37 $ 63,180
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 110 1.46 3.06 $ 21.47 $ 44,660
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 130 1.32 2.78 $ 24.47 $ 50,900
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 100 0.97 2.03 $ 28.05 $ 58,340
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 160 0.83 1.75 $ 29.10 $ 60,530

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 70 0.35 0.74 $ 35.02 $ 72,840
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 70 0.71 1.50 $ 33.36 $ 69,390
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 60 0.77 1.62 $ 32.92 $ 68,480
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 110 0.49 1.03 $ 32.51 $ 67,630
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 60 0.35 0.73 $ 32.33 $ 67,250


About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024